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Edwy Plenel (Hervé Edwy Plenel) was born on 31 August, 1952 in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, is a French journalist. Discover Edwy Plenel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Hervé Edwy Plenel
Occupation Journalist
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 31 August 1952
Birthday 31 August
Birthplace Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Edwy Plenel's Wife?

His wife is Nicole Lapierre

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Edwy Plenel Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Edwy Plenel worth at the age of 71 years old? Edwy Plenel’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from France. We have estimated Edwy Plenel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1952

Hervé Edwy Plenel (born 31 August 1952) is a French political journalist.

Plenel spent his childhood in Martinique and his youth in Algiers, Algeria.

He studied at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.

1976

His career began in 1976 as a journalist for Rouge, the official newspaper of the Trotskyist Revolutionary Communist League (LCR – Ligue communiste révolutionnaire).

1980

He briefly worked for Le Matin de Paris in 1980, before moving to the French newspaper Le Monde, where he worked as the paper's education editor (1980–82), legal columnist (1982–90), a reporter (1991), head of the legal department (1992–94), chief editor (1994–95), assistant editorial director (1995–96), editor (1996–2000), and editor-in-chief (2000–04).

1985

From 1985 to 1986, while working for Le Monde, he was one of the targets of a wiretapping scandal perpetrated by a secret presidential anti-terrorism cell, which he had implicated in the "Irish of Vincennes" affair for framing three Irish nationals on terrorism charges.

2001

In 2001, he was awarded the Prix Médicis essai for his essay Secrets de jeunesse (Secrets of Youth).

2005

He resigned from the editorial staff of Le Monde in November 2004, and left the newspaper on 31 October 2005.

2008

He is currently the publisher of Mediapart, an Internet-based subscription journal which he founded in 2008.

In 2023, Plenel accused the actress and filmmaker Maïwenn of assaulting him in a Parisian restaurant, alleging she grabbed him by the hair before spitting in his face.